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  • ijones2I ijones2

    @Vinny @tom

    Yep! Solid green, no flickering!

    I tried the unbrick guide but then I got to this step:

    Initiate flash
    While in the ufs sub-directory of the image release, run the following qdl command in order to flash the device:

    $ sudo qdl --debug --storage ufs --include . prog_firehose_ddr.elf rawprogram_unsparse0.xml rawprogram1.xml rawprogram2.xml rawprogram3.xml rawprogram4.xml rawprogram5.xml patch0.xml patch1.xml patch2.xml patch3.xml patch4.xml patch5.xml

    and it would say waiting for device and I left that on the screen because it said that the qdl flash will take some time. I had to end the process because it was going on 4+ hours of waiting for device. I restarted it and it was still taking hours. I never got to the point of seeing the completion output.

    when I would run this $ lsusb the starling would not show up.

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    @ijones2 When you are attempting to use QDL are you flipped the switch to the ON position?

    QDL should start giving output instantly so no need to wait that long before trying something else

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      @ijones2 When you are attempting to use QDL are you flipped the switch to the ON position?

      QDL should start giving output instantly so no need to wait that long before trying something else

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      @tom

      Hey Tom!

      I do have the switch flipped on!

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      • ijones2I ijones2

        @tom

        Hey Tom!

        I do have the switch flipped on!

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        @ijones2 @tom
        Screenshot 2024-08-28 125110.jpg

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        • ijones2I ijones2

          @ijones2 @tom
          Screenshot 2024-08-28 125110.jpg

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          @ijones2 I would try opening a new terminal, running sudo dmesg -wH, then powering and plugging in your VOXL 2 to your host PC and see if you see any enumeration info come through. This will tell us if your cable setup is good

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            @ijones2 I would try opening a new terminal, running sudo dmesg -wH, then powering and plugging in your VOXL 2 to your host PC and see if you see any enumeration info come through. This will tell us if your cable setup is good

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            @tom

            Hey Tom!

            I ran the code and I got a lot of input but I went and scrolled specifically to the usb part and here's what I got

            IMG_2229-min.jpg

            IMG_2233-min.jpg

            I can send a picture of all the output it's a lot but let me know if that will be helpful.

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            • ijones2I ijones2

              @tom

              Hey Tom!

              I ran the code and I got a lot of input but I went and scrolled specifically to the usb part and here's what I got

              IMG_2229-min.jpg

              IMG_2233-min.jpg

              I can send a picture of all the output it's a lot but let me know if that will be helpful.

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              @ijones2 Can you try without running anything else? Just plugging in the board and powering it on should spit out some messages if it's detected correctly

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                @ijones2 Can you try without running anything else? Just plugging in the board and powering it on should spit out some messages if it's detected correctly

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                @tom

                Hey Tom!

                Here'd what I got!

                Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-55-12-min.png

                Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-42-44-min.png

                Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-44-21-min.png

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                • ijones2I ijones2

                  @tom

                  Hey Tom!

                  Here'd what I got!

                  Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-55-12-min.png

                  Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-42-44-min.png

                  Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-44-21-min.png

                  Screenshot from 2024-08-28 21-43-34-min.png

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                  @ijones2 I'm not seeing any devices that seem to be the drone enumerating. Do you happen to have another machine or USB cable setup you can test with?

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                    @ijones2 I'm not seeing any devices that seem to be the drone enumerating. Do you happen to have another machine or USB cable setup you can test with?

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                    @tom

                    Hey Tom!

                    I have ordered another USB-C to USB-A cable and made sure that it included data transfer and should be here tomorrow. The cable I am currently using has/had worked but I am starting to think it might be the cord. I will find out tomorrow when it arrives and will update you then! If the new cords do not work on my lab laptop, I will try the cords on a different PC and if THAT does not work...😥

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                      @ijones2 I'm not seeing any devices that seem to be the drone enumerating. Do you happen to have another machine or USB cable setup you can test with?

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                      @tom

                      Hey Tom! i think this is progress?
                      I tried 3 different USB-C to USB-A cords and the third one gave me " Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode) "

                      so I guess it was the cord? Or is it my lab laptop?

                      Screenshot from 2024-08-30 11-35-38-min.png

                      I kind of don't know what to make of this??

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                      • ijones2I ijones2

                        @tom

                        Hey Tom! i think this is progress?
                        I tried 3 different USB-C to USB-A cords and the third one gave me " Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode) "

                        so I guess it was the cord? Or is it my lab laptop?

                        Screenshot from 2024-08-30 11-35-38-min.png

                        I kind of don't know what to make of this??

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                        @ijones2 QDL means that the QDL switch is likely switched to ON which would meant that the QDL unbricking process would likely work. Can you try the same test with the switch OFF (requires plugging/unplugging power) and see what lsusb shows?

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                          @ijones2 QDL means that the QDL switch is likely switched to ON which would meant that the QDL unbricking process would likely work. Can you try the same test with the switch OFF (requires plugging/unplugging power) and see what lsusb shows?

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                          @tom

                          Hey Tom! good news!

                          I got new cables for the drone now and when I connected the drone it shows up on the lsusb and I am able to run the adb shell. Would I have to unbrick it or because the adb shell is running I would not need to unbrick it? Essentially I'm asking what my next steps should be?

                          Screenshot from 2024-09-04 11-07-26-min.png

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                            @tom

                            Hey Tom! good news!

                            I got new cables for the drone now and when I connected the drone it shows up on the lsusb and I am able to run the adb shell. Would I have to unbrick it or because the adb shell is running I would not need to unbrick it? Essentially I'm asking what my next steps should be?

                            Screenshot from 2024-09-04 11-07-26-min.png

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                            @ijones2 This is great news! It looks like everything is functioning as expected so no need to go through the unbricking process at this point.

                            It does appear that there is a fairly old SDK loaded on there so I would recommend flashing the latest SDK (1.3.3) from downloads.modalai.com under "VOXL 2 Platform Releases"

                            Just follow the instructions here to do so: https://docs.modalai.com/flash-system-image/#flashing-a-voxl-sdk-release

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